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Inmarsat is expecting 2004 to be a big year as the company prepares to launch of full BGAN (Broadband Global Area Network) services. Beginning next year, BGAN services would provide...

Week of Feb. 13 – 19, 2004 Percentage Change Symbol Feb. 19 Price OneWeek One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.51 (1.6) (12.5) 19.5...

Princeton, N.J.-based SES Americom and SES GLOBAL [SESG] signed a multi-year transponder renewal agreement for C-band service on SES Americom’s AMC-4 satellite. The transponder will be used for the distribution...

Dulles, Va.-based ORBCOMM LLC (ORBCOMM), a global satellite telecommunications company, reached agreement with Micad Marine LLC (Micad) to provide global data communications services in connection with Micad’s MICAD NET Service....

The European Space Agency (ESA) has confirmed that the launch of the Rosetta comet chaser, due to take place on Feb. 26 is on track. Rosetta will be launched on...

Inmarsat Managing Director Michael Butler believes the operator’s Regional BGAN service has been relatively successful so far. Regional BGAN delivers a seamless GPRS- compatible data service in as many as...

Mark Dankberg, the chairman and CEO of Carlsbad, Calif.-based ViaSat [VSAT] will be honored “Satellite Executive of the Year” at the Satellite 2004 international conference and exhibition in early March....

Englewood, Colo.-based EchoStar Communications [DISH] announced its DISH Network would begin offering local TV channels by satellite television to the Tri-Cities area of Virginia and Tennesee. For the first time,...

NovAtel [NGPS], a Calgary, Alberta-based Global Positioning System (GPS) provider, has reached an agreement with Swiss Leica Geosystems [LGSN] to provide GPS capability on Leica’s new System 1200. Financial terms...

NeoMagic [NMGC], a Santa Clara, Calif.-based reseller of mobile phones and communication devices, agreed to let Mobile Broadcast Company (MBC) use its MiMagic 6 for MBC’s MBCO satellite. Financial terms...